Eton FR1000 User manual
FR1000
Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather/2-Way GMRS Radio
with Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger
OWNER’S MANUAL
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DO YOU NEED HELP?
If you need help, please contact us:
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650-903-3866, worldwide ; FAX: 650-903-3867 ; www.etoncorp.com
Etón Corporation, 1015 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
WARNING
• Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• Do not submerge or expose for extended period to water.
• Protect from high humidity and rain.
• Unplug immediately if liquid has been spilled or object have fallen into the
apparatus.
• Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or chemical solvents as this
storms.
• Do not remove cover [or back].
Disposal
According to the European Directive 2002/96/EC all
electrical and electronic products must be collected
separately by a local collection system.
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old
products with your normal household waste.
ENVIRONMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction...........................................................................................
Important Notice, FCC Licensing......................................................
LCD Display........................................................................................................
Controls..............................................................................................................
Battery Installation....................................................................................
Charging the Battery Pack...................................................................
Low Battery Level Indicator.................................................................
Selecting the Power Source...............................................................
OperatingYourRadio.................................................................................
External Speaker/Microphone Jack...................................................
USB Jack.............................................................................................................
Use and Care..........................................................................................
Warranty Registration.........................................................................
Limited Warranty..............................................................................
Service for your Product................................................................
FFC Note...............................................................................................
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ETÓN ELECTRONICS
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uct. Your 2way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech
operation, this compact package is big in performance. It is a quality
printed circuit board. Your two-way radio is designed for reliable and
trouble-free performance for years to come.
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FEATURES
- AM/FM Receiver
- VOX
- Selectable Call Alert
- NOAA Weather Radio
- NOAA Weather Alert
- Scan Function
- Dual Watch Function
- Silent Operation
- Keypad Lock
- Power HI/LO Settings
- Flashlight
- Clock/Alarm Clock Function
- Dynamo Crank Battery Charge Capability
- Speaker / Microphone Jacks
- Battery Meter / Battery Low Indicator
- SOS Function
- Siren Function
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FEATURES continued
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FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, for body-worn operation, this
radio has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines
when used with Etón Radio Corp. accessories supplied or designated
for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compli-
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channels, in violation of FCC rules, as stipulated in the Communica-
engaging in permissible transmissions only, avoiding channel interfer-
the license application, contact the FCC at 1-888-CALL FCC or go to
the FCC’s website: http://www.fcc.gov and request form 605.
IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED
FOR GMRS OPERATION
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Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy
Your Etón radio is designed to comply with the following national and
international standards and guidelines regarding exposure of human
being to radio frequency electromagnetic energy:
• United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of
Federal Regulations: 47 CFR part 2 sub-part J
Edition
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
• International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation Protection
population or uncontrolled environment exposure limits, transmit
energy exposure only when transmitting.
IMPORTANT:
approved by Etón could void your right to operate this unit. Your radio
is set up to transmit a regulated signal on an assigned frequency. It
is against the law to alter or adjust the settings inside the radio to
exceed those limitations. Any adjustment to your radio must be made
extend the telescopic antenna.
IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED
FOR GMRS OPERATION continued
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LCD DISPLAY
1. RECEIVER (RX)/TRANSIT(TX) ICON -
or if the radio is receiving a transmission
2. CHANNEL NUMBER - Changes from 1-22
is also used to indicate in part the current
AM/FM receiver frequency setting and the
current clock setting.
3. CLOCK AM/PM ICON - Indicates clock is set
in AM or PM.
4. NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT ICON- Indi-
cates the WX Alert function is on.
5. AM RECEIVER ICON - Indicates radio is in
AM receiver mode.
6. FM RECEIVER ICON - Indicates radio is in FM
receiver mode.
7. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON
- Indicates when the radio is in Weather
Band mode
8. GMRS ICON -
mode
9. FLASHLIGHT ICON - Indicates the Flashlight
is on.
10. S.O.S ICON - Indicates the SOS function
is on.
11. SIREN ICON - Indicates the Siren function
is on.
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12. DUAL WATCH ICON - Indicates the Dual
Watch function is on.
13. TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL ICON - Indicates
14. PRIVACY CODE ICON - Indicates Privacy
15. KEY LOCK ICON - Indicates KEY LOCK
mode is on.
16. SCAN ICON - Indicates when the radio is
in Scan mode.
17. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON
- Indicates when the radio is in Weather
Band mode
18. ALERT ICON - Indicates the radio has
signal
19. BATTERY METER - Indicates the battery
level.
20. KEY TONE ICON - Indicates radio’s Key
21. ALARM CLOCK ICON - Indicates when the
ALARM CLOCK is on.
22. ROGER BEEP ICON - Indicates radio’s
23. VOX ICON - Indicates when VOX mode
is active.
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CONTROLS
24. ANTENNA
25. BAND SWITCH - Used to switch between
26. FLASHLIGHT -
27. FUNCTION SWITCH - Used to switch
between WX Alert/OFF/Flashlight/SOS/Si-
ren function.
28. SPEAKER - Built-in speaker.
29. BATTERY SOURCE SWITCH - Used to
switch the radio OFF or switch between
Alkaline and Rechargeable NiMH batteries.
30. TUNING KNOB - Rotate clockwise/coun-
ter-clockwise to make adjustment in the
MENU mode. It can also make adjustment
in the CLOCK, WX and AM/FM receiver
mode.
31. MIC - Built-in microphone.
32. DYNAMO CRANK HANDLE - Rotate
clockwise or counter-clockwise to charge
the NiMH battery pack.
33. DYNAMO CRANK HANDLE SHAFT
34. POWER/VOLUME KNOB -
clockwise to decrease the volume level and
turn the power off.
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35. SCAN/HOUR BUTTON - Press the set the
change the Hour setting in Clock mode.
36. MENU/MINUTE BUTTON - Press to access
Press to change the Minute setting in
Clock mode.
37. MONITOR/ALARM ON/OFF BUTTON
-Press to turn on the Monitor function in
on/off in Clock mode.
38. LOCK/CALL BUTTON - Press and hold
mode. Press to send a CALL Alert signal in
39. PTT/SNOOZE BUTTON - Press and hold
MENU and Clock mode. Press to activate
SNOOZE function in Clock mode.
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BATTERY INSTALLATION
Your FR1000 Series radio operates with either 4 AA Alkaline batter-
ies or a NiMH battery pack.
1. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the Battery Cover
lifting it out from the radio.
2. Insert 4 AA batteries observing the polarity as shown. Installing
the batteries incorrectly will prevent the unit form operating or
may damage the unit. Also install the NiMH battery pack as shown
below.
3. Return the Battery Cover by pushing it down into the back of the
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Your FR1000 Series is equipped for using a rechargeable NiMH bat-
Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours there-
after. For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the battery
pack when the low battery icon comes on. Remove the charger
from the radio when the charge time expires. For the location of the
In order to ensure that the battery pack is fully charged, it is recom-
mended that the battery pack be charged for at least 12 hours with
the radio turned OFF.
You can also charge the rechargeable NiMH battery pack using the
Dynamo Crank handle clockwise or counter-clockwise.
battery pack through the Dynamo Crank with the radio turned OFF.
1. Only use our NiMH battery pack.
2. Do not attempt to charge alkaline batteries or any batteries or bat-
cause leakage and damage to the radio.
3. For long term storage of the radio, turn the radio OFF and remove
the batteries from the radio.
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Your FR1000 Series has a BATTERY LEVEL METER
visible, the stronger the battery level. When the battery level is low,
the Battery Shell
batteries should be replaced or recharged if using a rechargeable
battery pack.
Your FR1000 Series can use either an Alkaline battery or the
rechargeable NiMH battery pack. Just set the BATTERY SOURCE
switch to either “Battery” or “Dynamo-Adapter”
SETTING THE RADIO TO GMRS/FRS MODE
POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME
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teries or NiMH Battery Pack to turn the radio on. Rotate the VOLUME
knob clockwise to increase the volume level. Rotate the control
counterclockwise to reduce the volume level. During Power On, the
LCD will display all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate
the last channel/frequency selected.
LOW BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR
SELECTING THE POWER SOURCE
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TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL
channel and Privacy Code.
Display while transmitting.
on the display when your radio is receiving a transmission.
ABOUT RANGE
Your FR1000 Series radios are designed to give you maximum range
under optimum conditions.
Optimum Conditions are:
• Over water
• Open rural areas without obstructions
• Flat areas where you can see the other person
• Be sure to use fresh or fully charged batteries - low batteries will
cause low power conditions
by the FCC to low power
• Be sure to set your radio to use Hi power.
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FR1000 QUICK REFERENCE CHART
CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND)
MONITOR
the volume level of the radio when it is not receiving a signal.
SCAN
enter, quickly press the SCAN button. Repeat the same procedure to
exit. Your radio will rapidly scan each of the 22 channels and stop on
any active channel. Your radio will stay on the active channel as long
as the signal is present and will resume scanning 5 seconds after the
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mit on an active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain
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CALL ALERT
will appear while transmitting a call alert and a tone can be heard on
KEYPAD LOCK
be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad.
DISPLAY ILLUMINATION
During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx.
Note: In Clock Mode (Power Off) the display illumination can be
activated by pressing the MENU, SCAN, and MONITOR button.
SETTING PRIVACY CODES
Code for the current channel press the MENU button once, and then
CTCSS Privacy Code.
one of the 83 DCS
will indicate whether you set your Privacy Code in CTCSS or DCS
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button again to move to the next feature setting.
Note: If you select any CTCSS Privacy Code, any pre-selected DCS
Privacy Code will be cancelled and vice-versa. Selecting a Privacy
Code of “oF” will disable the Privacy feature. To communicate be-
tween two FR1000 Series radios, all radios in your group must be set
to the same channel and Privacy Code selections.
TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION
level on channels 1~7 and 15~22, press the MENU button until a “Pr”
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ton or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.
When the Battery Meter drops to 1 bar
automatically switch from HI to LO level.
Note: You cannot adjust the power setting on the FRS channels
(8~14). They are set to Low power per FCC regulations.
VOX (Hands-free Transmission)
Your radio has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3). To set VOX, press
the MENU button until the display shows “Vo” while on the right, an
“oF” icon appears. Select “1”, “2”, or “3” by turning the TUNING knob
and push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to move to the
next feature setting. VOX will be more sensitive on the “1” setting
than on the “3” setting. To turn VOX off, press the MENU button
until the display shows “Vo” while on the right, a “1”, “2” or “3” icon
appears. Select “oF” by turning the TUNING knob and push the PTT
key, or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.
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CALL ALERT SELECTION
Your FR1000 Series has 5 selectable CALL ALERTS (oF/1~5).
select, press the MENU button until a “CA” icon appears and to the
right of the “CA” icon the current CALL ALERT setting is displayed.
TUNING knob to make the CALL ALERT selections
PTT button or press MENU button to move to the
next feature setting.
Note: Setting the CALL Alert to “oF” will disable the CALL Alert
function.
ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE
BEEP tone on, press the MENU button until the display shows an
“rb” icon while on the right of the “rb” display, an “oF” icon appears.
Select “on”
off, press the MENU button until the display shows an “rb” icon while
on the right of the “rb” display, an “on” icon appears. Select “oF” by
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disappear on the display.
SILENT OPERATION
all “beeps” and “tones” are disabled. To turn the SILENT OPERATION
mode on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “bP” icon
while on the right of the “bP” display, an “on” icon appears. Select
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“oF”
To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode off, press the MENU button
until the display shows an “bP” icon while on the right of the “bP”
display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “on”
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pear on the display.
Note: the SILENT OPERATION is on (“bP” is set to “oF”) by
default.
DUAL WATCH
monitor 2 selected channel/privacy code for any activity. It is similar
with the SCAN function but will only monitor 2 channels instead of
setting, the second channel/privacy code is the one you will set on
the MENU.
“oF” icon appears.
Privacy Code for the second channel press the MENU button once,
knob to select one of the 83 DCS Privacy Code. Press the MENU or
stop on any active channel. Your radio will stay on the active channel
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as long as the signal is present and will resume scanning 5 seconds
after the signal is no longer present.
DUAL WATCH function, press the SCAN
current GMRS/FRS radio setting will be displayed and the DUAL
WATCH icon will disappear on the display.
SETTING THE RADIO TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO MODE
NOAA WEATHER RADIO mode, move the
BAND switch in WXWX
channel setting, and the NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND icon will
NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND channels.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT
Your FR1000 has a NOAA WEATHER ALERT function, to enable
you to automatically receive weather alert from designated NOAA
stations.
NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT on, turn the FUNCTION
switch to . The NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT icon will appear
on the display. If the radio receives a WX ALERT signal from a
designated NOAA station while on any mode, the radio will beep
which, you can set the BAND switch to WX position to go to NOAA
WEATHER RADIO mode to listen to the emergency broadcast.
The NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT icon will remain blinking on
the display when it receives a WX ALERT signal unless the
BAND switch is set to WX mode or any button is pressed. This
is to remind the user that a WX Alert signal have been received
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